Funeral services for Rev. Thomas G. Simons, 86, of Long Branch, Texas formerly of Swampers, Louisiana will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Crowville Assembly of God with Rev. Eugene Brown and Bro. Mark Raley officiating. Burial will follow in the Crowville Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Dennard First National Funeral Home. Visitation will be 10-11:00 a.m. Saturday prior to the service.

Rev. Thomas Gerald Simons was born April 26, 1934 in Swampers, Franklin Parish, Louisiana. He passed this life March 22, 2021 in Long Branch, Texas. He was the oldest of three children born to the marriage of Mike and Maude Hatten Simons. He was raised and schooled in Franklin Parish graduating from Fish Bayou. Thomas served his country through the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He would marry his high school sweetheart, Caroline Gail Jenkins October 17, 1953 and they would celebrate 67 years of marriage.

Thomas was a talented mechanic who would be called to preach and ordained as an Assembly of God Minister. His life was devoted to his family and his Lord. He served the Crowville Assembly of God for almost 40 years.

He was an avid outdoorsman, raising goats and loved coon hunting. He is preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Jeanette Simons LaBorde.

Rev. Simons is survived by his devoted wife, Caroline Gail Simons of Long Branch; son, Malcolm Simons and wife Suzanne of Rockwall; daughter, Ramona Thompson and husband Wayne of Long Branch; sister, Patsy Simons Allen of Calhoun, LA; brother-in-law, Bud LaBorde of Orange; grandchildren, Geni Gill, Cortney Harville and Rob, Ranota and Brandon Carroll, Miranda and Tim Irby, Cory and Blair Thompson, Jerry Thames, Mendy and Charlie Wiltshire, Savanah and Brian Wood, Ashton Simons and her mother Angela Wilson, Troy Dureault, Nicole Dureault, Aimee Dureault, and Lillian Simons; 13 great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and a host of friends.

Online condolences may be made at www.dennardfirstnational.com .

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